Viora coordinates MOHAP registration in Dubai and the MOHAP permits that release medical and pharmaceutical shipments through customs — tracking company and product registration status, filing the import permit against it, and clearing cargo through Mirsal 2 as one service. If you're setting up MOHAP registration for the first time, see our guide to MOHAP registration in Dubai, or our MOHAP permit checklist for what's needed per shipment. Once registration is in place, our medical shipment & clearance in Dubai service clears each consignment. This sits alongside our Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals team and full Customs Clearance service.
MOHAP registration for a company as a licensed importer, distributor, or manufacturer typically takes a few weeks once the trade license is in order.
Individual product MOHAP registration runs from around four to eight weeks for lower-risk items, longer for higher-risk devices needing technical review.
A MOHAP permit is filed against existing registration for every consignment — we track status and file it before the shipment lands.
We flag registration and permit renewals before they lapse, so a shipment is never planned ahead of what MOHAP has approved.
We track company and product MOHAP registration status against every shipment before it's booked, flag documentation and renewals that need attention — trade license, product classification, technical dossier — and file the MOHAP import permit and Mirsal 2 declaration ourselves once registration is confirmed. See our guide to importing medical equipment and pharmaceuticals to Dubai or how medical cargo clearance works in Dubai for how this fits into the full shipment, and get in touch through Contact to talk through a specific product or shipment.
MOHAP registration is approval from the Ministry of Health and Prevention that allows a company to import or distribute a medical device, pharmaceutical, or healthcare product in the UAE, and allows that specific product to be sold or shipped here. It works on two levels — the company has to be registered as an authorized importer or distributor, and the individual product has to be registered under it.
A MOHAP permit is the per-shipment import approval filed against an existing MOHAP registration. Dubai Customs will not release a medical or pharmaceutical shipment through Mirsal 2 without one, even if the underlying product is already registered — registration and the permit are two separate steps.
MOHAP registration in Dubai starts with a trade license covering the relevant medical or healthcare activity, followed by company registration and then individual product registration with supporting technical documentation. We track this status for clients and coordinate the filing alongside their shipment timeline so nothing is booked ahead of what MOHAP has approved.
Company registration generally takes a few weeks once the trade license is in order. Product registration runs longer — around four to eight weeks for lower-risk items, and several months for higher-risk devices needing additional technical review.
Yes — we track MOHAP and EDE permit status against each shipment and file the import permit and Mirsal 2 declaration ourselves, coordinated with our Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals team.